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lower than soft dorsal, fins not deeply notched. Anal small, second 

 spine longest, third subequally shorter, first less than half of second. 

 Caudal moderate. Pectoral rather short, with broad deep base. Ven- 

 tral inserted before pectoral origin. 



Small fishes like Scorpaenopsis but only with scales on the head 

 behind eyes and on breast, the prepectoral region and front of the 

 belly naked. The armature of the head strong. 



{Scorpaena-{-&\}/, appearance + e//a, diminutive.) 



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FiGDRE 29. — Scoi-paenopsella annata, new genus, new species. Type. 



SCORPAENOPSELLA ARMATA, new species 



FiGTJBE 2i) 



Depth 2%; head 21/8, width 1%. Snout 3% in head from snout 

 tip; eye 41/2, li/4 in snout, greatly exceeds interorbital ; orbit 3% ii^ 

 head from snout tip, equals snout ; maxillary reaches 1/0 in eye, ex- 

 pansion 114 in eye, length 2 in head from snout tip; teeth small, 

 pointed, moderately broad band above, lower band narrower with 

 outer row little enlarged and along whole extent of mandible; tri- 

 angular band of small teeth on vomer, none on palatines; interorbital 

 7, deeply concave, with deep, median, longitudinal channel; rather 

 deep quadrate occipital depression. Gill rakere 6+12, of which 4 or 5 

 above and below short asperous tubercles; gill rakers subequal with 

 gill filaments, which 3 in eye. 



Pair of short, strong nasal spines; antero-supraorbital spines low 

 and 3 pairs of postero-supraorbital spines, followed by occipital and 

 nuchal pair; 2 small suprapostocular spines, followed by 2 large ones 

 and finally suprascapular spine ; small tympanic spine over and close 

 to second (fourth of entire series) large postocular; blunt anterior 

 preorbital spine directed downward; suborbital stay with 3 spines; 5 



